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Does the environment in which ICT-based market information services (MIS) projects operate affect their performance? Experiences from Kenya

Okello, Julius Juma; Ndirangu, Lydia K. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICTbased MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of smallholder agriculture and subsequently their welfare. This study examines the how the environment in which...

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PASTORALISTS NON‐RESPONSIVENESS TO LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN EAST POKOT, KENYA

Vincent, Ng’eno; Korir, M.K.; Nyangweso, P.M.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

One of the major challenges facing the state‐owned Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Kenya has been the inadequate supply …‐take rates for cattle and shoats in the pastoral areas of East Pokot District, Kenya. The multinomial logit model was used for … econometric analyses using both primary and secondary data obtained from different sources covering the pastoral areas of Kenya …

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Resource Use Efficiency in Poultry Production in Bureti District, Kenya

Vincent, Ng’eno; Lagat, B.K.; Korir, M.K.; Ngeno, E.K.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

Poultry production is one of the most important economic activities to the smallholder farmers of Kenya. However …, optimal production levels, production systems of small-scale poultry farmers in Bureti district, Kenya. Primary data were …

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Supermarkets, farm household income and poverty: Insights from Kenya

Rao, Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim, Matin - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

from a survey of vegetable growers in Kenya, we account for systematic differences and show that participation in …

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Using Double-Log Imperfect Import Substitutes Model to Estimate Compensated Elasticities and Welfare Impacts

Musyoka, M.P. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

. Elasticities from three estimators OLS, SURE and IV indicate that imported wheat, maize and rice are normal commodities in Kenya …

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Economic Analysis of Alternative Maize Storage Technologies in Kenya

Kimenju, Simon Chege; De Groote, Hugo - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

Upcoming technologies for maize storage have sometimes been promoted without being subjected to trials and economic analysis. In the recent past, new storage technologies, actellic super, super grain bag and the metal silo have been developed. In this paper, the results of crop loss trials are...

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Assessment of developing-country urban consumers’ willingness to pay for quality of leafy vegetables: The case of middle and high income consumers in Nairobi, Kenya

Ngigi, Marther W.; Okello, Julius Juma; Lagerkvist, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

The improvement in income in developing countries has led to emergence of middle and high income consumers in urban centers. Improvement in income usually causes the shift to consumption of non-staples including leafy vegetables. Thus in major developing country urban centers there has been...

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Awareness and use of m-banking services in agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya

Kirui, Oliver K.; Okello, Julius Juma; Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

-based banking services that started in Kenya urban centers have spread to rural areas and even other countries. Using these services …-banking services among rural farmers in Kenya. It also assesses the factors conditioning the use of such services. The study finds high …

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Dairy Cattle Productivity after the Post Election Crisis in Uasin Gishu District of Kenya

Korir, M.K.; Kibet, J.; Kipsat, Mary J.; Nyangweso, P.M.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

The dairy sub sector is one of the most important of the agricultural sub sectors in Kenya, contributing to 5% of Kenya …

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Social Capital and Soil Erosion Control in Agriculturally Marginal Areas of Kenya: The Case of Machakos and Taita-Taveta Districts

Obare, Gideon A.; Mwakubo, Samuel M.; Ouma, Emily Awuor; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2004

This paper evaluates the farmers perception of the soil erosion problem, and identifies and analyses social capital elements that motivate households to actively participate in soil conservation in agricultural production process. The data used in the study was generated using a structured...

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